Says Anita DeFrantz, 1980 Olympic rower and International Olympic Committee member of the Olympic opportunity from 1980, “The moment is gone. Having taken that away can never be given back. I knew what it meant to be a part of the Olympic movement. It is powerful. If anything, I had become an ambassador for peace. It’s a life-changing experience to compete in the Games. And when you’re successful, in the eyes of this country, which usually means a gold medal—it changes you. But just being there changes you. The truly tragic part was that athletes from other countries were brought into it and their dreams were taken away for no purpose as well. Fortunately, it was a test of the Olympic movement, and the Olympic movement.” amazon/Boycott-Stolen-Dreams-Moscow-Olympic/dp/0942257405/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1385599280&sr=8-1
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:43:40 +0000
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